Government notifies Steel Scrap Recycling Policy

The government has notified a Steel Scrap Recycling Policy (SSRP) to promote establishment of metal scrapping centers in India for scientific processing and recycling. Union Steel and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during Question Hour of the ongoing winter session of Parliament said that the policy framework provides standard standard guidelines for collection, dismantling and shredding
activities in an organised, safe and environmentally sound manner. The policy was notified in the Gazette of India dated 7 November 2019.